CVE-2017-16535

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    CVE-2017-16535

    Published: 4 Nov 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The usb_get_bos_descriptor function in drivers/usb/core/config.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102022, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/, https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/tzdz2fTB1K0/OvjIgLSTAgAJ, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c0edc3633b56000e18d82fc241e3995ca18a69e

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High